Appliance age challenge
Dan O.
how old their appliances really are. If the appliances still look good they
often think "10-15 years" automatically."
I'd like to test this hypothesis.
If anyone is interested in helping, find the model and serial number on your
*major* (fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) appliance(s) and post them
here with the age you *think* they are (without researching their age ahead
of time) and I'll see if I can determine their real age to see how close you
are.
It is important you post the *whole* model and serial number as found right
on your appliances. You can find tips for locating their identification tags
in the 'Repair Parts' section of my site below.
I'll try to keep score.
Dan O.
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jim
kept it for 30 yrs. still have the whirlpool ref. and its still working
pretty good for a 35 yr old.... the dryer lasted a few years shy of the
30 mark.. probably replaced just about every part in them over the
years, but when the dryer started to leak gas right next to the hot
water heater i figured 28-30 yrs. was enough of it..... the motor in the
washer burned up, locked bearings, so i figured the motor would cost me
more than i paid for the whole machine when purchased in 1972...
Steve Fleckenstein
last 5 years we have been into the worn out time to replace cycle. The 1982
Hotpoint gas dryer went (never worked quite right after we moved and had it
retrofit for LP). The 1986 Quasar over the range microwave went. It still
cooked okay but the display quit, no parts available. Last year the 1982
Whirlpool washer pump bearings wore out. The 1988 dishwasher is next. Rack
is rusting out and some exterior cosmetic stuff. It is a low end Hotpoint
installed by builder in 1989 with famous self flaming drying heat on/off
switch.
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Dave Harnish
Our rule of thumb around here is: whatever age you *think*
yours is, double it. Holds pretty close!
Looking fwd to the results!
God bless,
Dave Harnish
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
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Tom Fuhs
exactly how old it is, but it is one of the old type where the door has a
mechanical latch instead of magnetic seals. It's gotta be from the 50's
base on the styling. Still running strong. When I was a kid we had the
coldest Ice Cream in the neighborhood. Quietest fridge I ever heard too!
Tom
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warren weber
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ago. Still working fine. Raised 2 sons, cloth diapers, so they hav had a lot
of use. Warren
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Eric Lee Green
>> I'd like to test this hypothesis.
>>
>> If anyone is interested in helping, find the model and serial number on
> your
>> *major* (fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) appliance(s) and post
> them
>> here with the age you *think* they are (without researching their age
> ahead
>> of time) and I'll see if I can determine their real age to see how close
> you
>> are.
>>
>> It is important you post the *whole* model and serial number as found
> right
>> on your appliances. You can find tips for locating their identification
> tags
>> in the 'Repair Parts' section of my site below.
Huh. My house still has the original electric GE countertop and wall
oven that were installed when the house was built in 1958. That makes
them what, 45 years old?
The identification tag for the countertop seems to be missing, all I
can see is two rivets where the tag was once attached, but here's the
last half of the oven's tag: YS141714U . Unfortunately, the first half
of the metal plate appears to be mostly rubbed off, and every trick I
tried to bring it out (pencil rubbings, etc.) didn't work.
The oven says "General Electric Automatic Oven". It had a mechanical
clock/timer arrangement where you could, e.g., set it to run the oven
for 15 minutes (this part no longer works), and otherwise is a
standard electric wall oven. I love the "retro" styling of the thing
(hell, it's AUTHENTICALLY retro!), but it's hellish to clean the
interior because of the years of scrubbing with brillo pads that have
scuffed up the porcelain, so I'm thinking of (heresy!) replacing it
with a modern self-cleaning oven. Same deal with the countertop... it
is a wonderous piece of industrial art, but too darned hard to clean,
I'm thinking of replacing it with a smoothtop. Sad, that some of us
fall in love with the style, and love the fact that 45 years after
these things were made they still work (well, mostly), but then comes
the reality that these old workhorses are a pain in the butt to use
compared to the modern stuff :-(. I'll probably store them in the
attic though, I really can't bear to see them go.
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Tom G
get calls from people who had been looking at the purchase of a used washer
and dryer. They usually were told that they were only a couple of years old
but the model number they would give me would indicate about 10 years.
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Bill Sinkins
<see_m...@www.appliance411.com> wrote:
>If anyone is interested in helping, find the model and serial number on your
>*major* (fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) appliance(s) and post them
>here with the age you *think* they are (without researching their age ahead
>of time) and I'll see if I can determine their real age to see how close you
>are.
OK Dan, here goes. We have a stacked, double-oven
gas range with slide-out cooktop. I think it dates from the 1960s.
It came with the house (built in the 1920s). The original owner's
manual calls it a "Sears Kenmore Classic Gas Range", model
number 7848. From the metal plate under the left rear burner,
complete model# == 103:7848801; serial# == 9309930. The
part# for the owner's manual is 236 838. There are no dates
printed or stamped anywhere that I can see. My wife and I have
always been curious about exactly how old this thing is. We
hope you can help find out.
Thanks
Bill
Dan O.
>"Dan O." wrote:
>
>>If anyone is interested in helping, find the model and serial number
>>on your *major* (fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) appliance(s)
>>and post them here with the age you *think* they are (without
>>researching their age ahead of time) and I'll see if I can determine
>>their real age to see how close you are.
>
Bill Sinkins wrote
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>OK Dan, here goes. We have a stacked, double-oven
>gas range with slide-out cooktop. I think it dates from the 1960s.
>It came with the house (built in the 1920s). The original owner's
>manual calls it a "Sears Kenmore Classic Gas Range", model
>number 7848. From the metal plate under the left rear burner,
>complete model# == 103:7848801; serial# == 9309930. The
>part# for the owner's manual is 236 838. There are no dates
>printed or stamped anywhere that I can see. My wife and I have
>always been curious about exactly how old this thing is. We
>hope you can help find out.
Ah, Sears is a special case as their products are made for them by many
different manufacturers. Yours appears to have been made by Roper.
Often the position of the 7 and the 4 in your model number would indicate
the model year being 1974 but this is not an exact science and I don't have
a Kenmore model guide to find out for sure.
If you ever have cause to open the control panel up, often there will be
date codes stamped on electrical parts like a clock or element switches on
electric ranges and the unit's wiring diagram.
Sorry, we'll just have to chalk that one up to unconfirmed for now.
Yasashii Arbaito
> how old their appliances really are. If the appliances still look good they
> often think "10-15 years" automatically."
>
> I'd like to test this hypothesis.
>
> If anyone is interested in helping, find the model and serial number on your
> *major* (fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.) appliance(s) and post them
> here with the age you *think* they are (without researching their age ahead
> of time) and I'll see if I can determine their real age to see how close you
> are.
We're remodeling our kitchen and just removed the following (installed by
the previous owners):
Whirlpool 24" gas wall oven
Model # SB160PEDB-2
Serial # FWE4946414
Whirlpool 30" gas cooktop
Model # SC8640EDB0
Serial # XF2501076
KitchenAid dishwasher
Model # KUDC220T0
Serial # 92156727
I had guessed "around 10 years old" before looking at them, which must be
close, if I'm interpreting the serial numbers correctly - the oven, at
least, is probably from 1994, and I suppose the dishwasher dates to 92.
As for the cooktop, I found the instruction manual for it, which has a
1994 copyright, so that kind of settles that...
Sorry, not much of a "challenge" here, I'm afraid. We also dug out an
ancient Montgomery Wards-labeled garbage disposal, but I trashed that
one before I saw your message. Judging by its earth tones and "funky"
labeling, I had guessed early-to-mid '70's for it, but really have no
idea. (Yes, it still worked, but no, not that well.)
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